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I was 13 years old when my brother placed a round, grooved disc of vinyl on the record player, dropped the needle and introduced me to the Doors, an L.A.-born band whose mystical-sounding lyrics, mind-bending imagery and unique organ riffs were unlike anything I'd ever heard. I didn't know it then, but the music I was hearing for the first time would change me, following me across two coasts and four decades, forming the foundation of my life's soundtrack. Jim Morrison's voice transported me from the hills of rural Vermont to the blood-filled streets of New Haven, Conn., sent me wandering in and out of whiskey bars and introduced me to the exotic species known as an...

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I was 13 years old when my brother placed a round, grooved disc of vinyl on the record player, dropped the needle and introduced me to the Doors, an L.A.-born band whose mystical-sounding lyrics, mind-bending imagery and unique organ riffs were unlike...

Actor Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda, have listed a house they own in Hollywood Hills West at $2.25 million.
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Pink knows exactly who she is.
"I'm the treadmill girl," said the pop star famed for such fist-pumping anthems as "Raise Your Glass" and "Get the Party Started." "People listen to Pink when they're at the gym and they...

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Sia, the pop singer with one of the summer's biggest hits in "Chandelier," delivers her song lying face-down on a bunk bed while "Girls" star Lena Dunham,...

Pink, the three-time Grammy winner who sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the Oscars this year, has sold her gated home in Sherman Oaks for $3.218 million.
The Spanish-style house, built in 1946, is full of character and details such as the...

Pink is taking another shot at selling a home she owns in Sherman Oaks, this time priced at $3.499 million.
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Frank Ocean made a bold, career-defining decision ahead of his 2012 debut album. Before "Channel Orange" was released, the R&B singer silenced the growing speculation about his sexual orientation.
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Nominations for the 56th Grammy Awards are being unveiled tonight at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles begining at 7 p.m. PST, and Pop & Hiss will be with you throughout the evening to live blog the proceedings.
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Mass marriage. Odd musical pairings. Pharrell's hat. The 56th Grammy Awards telecast Sunday left us with many indelible images -- and questions.Why have rap categories if Macklemore is just going to win them?Because the arc of justice is long, but it...

The French duo Daft Punk won the Grammy for pop duo/group performance for its single “Get Lucky” at the 56th Grammy Awards on Sunday.
The single is off the band’s fourth studio LP, “Random Access Memories,” This is Daft Punk’s third Grammy win,...

French dance duo Daft Punk, who have thus far resisted touring in support of its hit 2013 album "Random Access Memories," have booked at least one live date in 2014. The act was among the first wave of performers unveiled for the Jan. 26...

Composer or cowriter of melodic skyscrapers including "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "You've Got a Friend," "So Far Away" and dozens more, Carole King was feted on Friday as part of MusiCares' annual gala, which...

Madonna and Beyonce appear to have their eyes locked on the Grammy stage.
The pop superstars are expected to be among the big surprise moments during next week’s ceremony, according to two sources with knowledge of the plans.
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The Grammy telecast is known for one-of-a-kind collaborations. Sometimes they’re inspired, sometimes they’re head-scratchers, but Daft Punk fans now have a lot to look forward to from the band’s 2014 Grammy set.
The French electronica duo of Guy-Manuel...

Were the Grammy Awards a disaster, pretty decent or absolutely fabulous? Or a little bit of all?
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Welcome to the Pop & Hiss live blog of the 2014 Grammy Awards show. The festivities will begin in moments, with the poorly kept secret that Beyoncé and Jay Z are expected to open the show. And while Jay Z led the field with nine nominations,...

French electronic duo Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” was named album of the year and its frisky hit single “Get Lucky,” with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, won for record of the year Sunday at the 56th Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy...